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French politician François Fillon: More than 80 per cent of those who voted for Sarkozy said they would transfer their vote to the resilient risk-taker, not Juppé.  Photograph: Thibault Camus/Pool/Reuters Fillon’s win a turning point in French presidential election
  • Europe
  • 16:50

PM under Sarkozy based comeback on €110bn in spending cuts and social conservatism

US cabinet hopefuls in the frame for Trump seal of approval President-elect Donald Trump following his meeting with Mitt Romney at the weekend. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
  • US
  • 17:18

President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend

Decree banishing Trump’s grandfather from Germany uncovered A letter by the grandfather of US president-elect Donald Trump responding to a  decree ordering the “American citizen and pensioner Friedrich Trump” to leave the area “at the very latest on 1 May . . . or else expect to be deported”. Photograph: Landesarchiv Speyer/AP
  • US
  • 17:59

Royal decree ordered Friedrich Trump to leave after he failed to do military service

  • Hopefuls in the frame for Trump cabinet
Dozens killed in suicide bombing at mosque in Kabul People survey the scene of a suicide bomb attack on a Shia Muslims mosque on Monday. Photograph: Jawad Jalali/EPA
  • Middle East
  • 16:00

Islamic State claims responsibility for atrocity in Afghanistan after at least 30 people die

Aleppo bombings leave 250,000 without hospital access An image shows a pool of blood and damage tp a classroom after it was reportedly hit by rebel rocket fire in the Furqan neighbourhood of the government-held side of west Aleppo, on Sunday. Photograph: George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images
  • Middle East
  • 12:18

‘You can’t imagine what it’s like living in Aleppo right now. It feels like we are living in hell’

‘Sniper’ who simulated assassination of Spain’s king faces jail   King Felipe VI of Spain: Would be assassin Santiago Sánchez Ramírez says he could have killed Felipe on six occasions and his father Juan Carlos on 12. Photograph:  Eduardo Parra/Getty
  • Europe
  • 15:30

Gunman also had Real Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in his sights

Kiev on edge as thousands mark Euromaidan anniversary A  relative cries at the memorial for those killed during the so-called Euromaidan revolution, at a ceremony in Kiev on Monday to mark its third anniversary. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
  • Europe
  • 14:38

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroskenko says Kremlin could use protests to destabilise country

Features & Opinion

French mother fights to protect memory of Islamic State son French mother fights to protect memory of Islamic State son

Véronique Roy, whose child died as a jihadi in Syria, is leading the attack on radicalisation

Many Californians  forced out of their liberal complacency Many Californians forced out of their liberal complacency

Trump’s plans for immigration reform have sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley

Angela Merkel prepares for her last hurrah Angela Merkel prepares for her last hurrah

The popular German chancellor – ‘leader of the liberal free world’ – looks likely to seek a fourth term

French conservative primary becomes three-horse race French conservative primary becomes three-horse race

Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Juppé and François Fillon vie for chance to counter rise of Le Pen

How does cryogenics work? The science behind body preservation How does cryogenics work? The science behind body preservation

Case of British girl winning battle to have body frozen throws technology into spotlight

Angry reformers depart as Ukraine braces for protests Angry reformers depart as Ukraine braces for protests

While the faces in power have changed frustration grows over continued corruption

Our Correspondents

Simon Carswell Simon Carswell - Washington Correspondent

America Letter: Hate finds new voice after Trump victory

Denis Staunton Denis Staunton - London Editor

Shakespeare strikes a chord on post-Brexit stage

Suzanne Lynch Suzanne Lynch - European Correspondent

Trump ideology may be echoed in fractured EU

Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh -

Liberals always assume that the future is bleak

German chancellor Angela Merkel will  seek re-election next year. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images Merkel re-election bid prompts resignation in Germany
  • Europe
  • November 21, 2016, 20:08

Chancellor seen as past her peak and lacking ideas but better than the competition

French presidential election centre-right candidates Alain Juppé and François Fillon face a run-off next Sunday. Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images Fillon poised to be conservative candidate in French election
  • Europe
  • November 21, 2016, 18:45

Former prime minister’s big win in Sunday’s primary seen as return of traditional right

A letter by the grandfather of US president-elect Donald Trump responding to a  decree ordering the “American citizen and pensioner Friedrich Trump” to leave the area “at the very latest on 1 May . . . or else expect to be deported”. Photograph: Landesarchiv Speyer/AP Decree banishing Trump’s grandfather from Germany uncovered
  • US
  • November 21, 2016, 17:59

Royal decree ordered Friedrich Trump to leave after he failed to do military service

President-elect Donald Trump following his meeting with Mitt Romney at the weekend. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP US cabinet hopefuls in the frame for Trump seal of approval
  • US
  • November 21, 2016, 17:18

President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend

Former Ukip leader Diane James has quit the party, her office has announced. File photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Wire Former Ukip leader Diane James resigns from party
  • UK
  • November 21, 2016, 16:42

Nigel Farage’s successor says relationship with group became difficult after standing down

Women soldiers of Kachin Independence Army, one of the ethnic armed groups,    in a military camp near Laiza, Kachin State, northern Myanmar. Photograph: Seng Mai/EPA Myanmar faces new crisis as ethnic armies attack military
  • Asia-Pacific
  • November 21, 2016, 16:15

Armed groups assault security forces in north of country defying Suu Kyi’s goal of peace

People survey the scene of a suicide bomb attack on a Shia Muslims mosque on Monday. Photograph: Jawad Jalali/EPA Dozens killed in suicide bombing at mosque in Kabul
  • Middle East
  • November 21, 2016, 16:00

Islamic State claims responsibility for atrocity in Afghanistan after at least 30 people die

  King Felipe VI of Spain: Would be assassin Santiago Sánchez Ramírez says he could have killed Felipe on six occasions and his father Juan Carlos on 12. Photograph:  Eduardo Parra/Getty ‘Sniper’ who simulated assassination of Spain’s king faces jail
  • Europe
  • November 21, 2016, 15:30

Gunman also had Real Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in his sights

A  relative cries at the memorial for those killed during the so-called Euromaidan revolution, at a ceremony in Kiev on Monday to mark its third anniversary. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images Kiev on edge as thousands mark Euromaidan anniversary
  • Europe
  • November 21, 2016, 14:38

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroskenko says Kremlin could use protests to destabilise country

An image shows a pool of blood and damage tp a classroom after it was reportedly hit by rebel rocket fire in the Furqan neighbourhood of the government-held side of west Aleppo, on Sunday. Photograph: George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images Aleppo bombings leave 250,000 without hospital access
  • Middle East
  • November 21, 2016, 12:18

‘You can’t imagine what it’s like living in Aleppo right now. It feels like we are living in hell’

A view of Glencairn Dr in Glasgow, Scotland. Photograph: Google Maps Woman found dead in UK garden amid freezing temperatures
  • UK
  • November 21, 2016, 12:04

Body of elderly woman discovered outside Glasgow home early on Sunday morning

Waves crash over the harbour wall in Dover, Kent, as Storm Angus hit the UK. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Storm Angus: UK regions face risk of further flooding
  • UK
  • November 21, 2016, 08:08

Weather warnings issued after UK hit by heavy rain and gusts of more than 128km/h

Outgoing US president Barack Obama who said in Peru last night he reserved the right to comment if he thinks core American values were at stake. Photograph: Bloomberg Reality will force Trump to adjust approach, Obama says
  • US
  • November 21, 2016, 07:37

Outgoing president does not intend to constantly criticise but reserves right to speak out

François Fillon: heading for a landslide victory. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential primary
  • Europe
  • November 21, 2016, 07:31

Ex-president says he will back frontrunner François Fillon in Les Républicains runoff

Alcohol consumption and speeding are two of the major contributors to road traffic deaths on South Africa’s roads Dicing with death on South Africa’s notorious road system
  • Africa
  • November 21, 2016, 01:00

Almost 13,000 people die each year with the N2 being its most dangerous deathtrap

French conservative politician François Fillon, who served as prime minister under Sarkozy, is an admirer of Margaret Thatcher. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Trump’s election on many French voter’s minds
  • Europe
  • November 20, 2016, 22:02

France faces a wave of populism that has emboldened Marine Le Pen

 Donald Trump: demanded an immediate apology for  Mike Pence from cast and producers of “Hamilton”. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Trump’s ‘Hamilton’ attack distracts from scandals, experts say
  • US
  • November 20, 2016, 21:01

Decision to lash out at cast ridiculed as $25m Trump University story fades from news

German Chancellor Angela Merkel: decision to seek fourth term became even more likely given political uncertainties arising from Brexit and US president-elect Donald Trump. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Merkel to seek fourth term as German chancellor
  • Europe
  • November 20, 2016, 20:54

Chancellor says election will be most difficult since unification because of polarised society

A coast guard helicopter attends the scene as crew members are evacuated from a cargo ship which got into difficulty in the Channel off the coast of Dover. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Storm Angus: UK hit by flooding and gusts of up to 135km/h
  • UK
  • November 20, 2016, 19:42

Over 20 crew members evacuated from cargo ship after it crashes into barge near Dover

Pope Francis closes the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s in Rome on Sunday to mark the end of the Holy Year of Mercy. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/EPA Pope Francis ends Holy Year with celebration of diversity
  • Europe
  • November 20, 2016, 19:30

Irishman Kevin Farrell one of 17 new cardinals created in spectacular Red Hat ceremony

Donald Trump and  Mike Pence. The president-elect demanded an apology for the comments. Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images Mike Pence ‘not offended’ by comments at Broadway show
  • US
  • November 20, 2016, 18:02

Cast member read statement expressing post-election fears for ‘diverse’ America

Weapons, explosives and ammunition seized during an police action near the northwestern Serbian town of Apatin. Photograph: /AFP/Getty Images Balkan arms fears grow amid major security alerts
  • Europe
  • November 20, 2016, 17:32

Prime ministers and Israeli footballers seen as possible targets for attacks

Babette Albrecht: claims her late husband Berthold was a “serious alcoholic” who was not contractually capable when he changed his will in 2010. Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty Aldi empire threatened by Albrecht family’s legal feud
  • Europe
  • November 20, 2016, 16:33

Berthold Albrecht’s widow and children take legal action in bid for control of Aldi Nord

Rescue workers at the site of an accident where coaches of an Indore-Patna Express train derailed, near Pukhrayan, in Kanpur, India on Sunday. Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP At least 119 people dead after train derails in India
  • Asia-Pacific
  • November 20, 2016, 14:52

Police say more than 150 people have been injured after carriages came off track near Kanpur

German chancellor Angela Merkel. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Angela Merkel says she wants to run for fourth term
  • Europe
  • November 20, 2016, 14:07

The German chancellor, who has already served 11 years, will hold a conference today

The area near the damaged al-Hakeem hospital in the rebel-held area of Aleppo. Photograph: Reuters Syrian family of six among dozens killed in Aleppo attacks
  • Middle East
  • November 20, 2016, 13:02

Rebel shelling kills seven children at a school in the government-held sector

A screen shot taken from a video shows police officers investigating the crashed police helicopter that killed four officers during their operation against drug dealers at the City of God favela in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Police helicopter crashes, kills 4, after Rio shootout
  • World
  • November 20, 2016, 11:32

Crime and violence rising across Rio fuelled by an economic recession and rising unemployment

AA Gill and his daughter Flora  pictured in 2015. Photograph: David M Benett/Getty Images Writer AA Gill says he has ‘full English’ of cancers
  • UK
  • November 20, 2016, 10:54

‘There is barely a morsel of offal that is not included’

 Protesters wearing cut-outs of South Korean president park Geun-hye (R) and Choi Soon-sil attend a protest denouncing Park over a recent influence-peddling scandal in central Seoul, South Korea last month. Photograph: Reuters South Korea’s Park Geun-hye identified as accomplice in corruption
  • Asia-Pacific
  • November 20, 2016, 10:43

Embattled president has immunity but impeachment calls grow

President-elect Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as Mitt Romney leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP Mitt Romney puts differences aside to meet Donald Trump
  • US
  • November 20, 2016, 10:11

Former Republican candidate for the presidency has called Trump a ‘con man’ and a ‘phoney’ in the past

A member of the White Helmets inspects the damage  at a Syrian civil defence centre recently targeted by government strikes in Aleppo’s rebel-held neighbourhood of Bab al-Nayrab. Photograph: AFP/Getty All hospitals out of action in eastern Aleppo after airstrikes
  • Middle East
  • November 19, 2016, 20:48

The war monitor says at least 27 people, including children, were killed on Saturday

Sean Connery as James Bond in From Russia With Love James Bond image of masculinity is toxic, MP claims
  • UK
  • November 19, 2016, 16:38

‘We are contributing to an ideal that a real man is fearless and emotionless’

In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Arron Burr,  in “Hamilton” speaks from the stage to Mike Pence after the curtain call in New York on Friday. Photograph: Hamilton LLC via AP Trump demands apology over the booing of Mike Pence
  • US
  • November 19, 2016, 14:50

Vice president-elect booed at performance of a hit hip-hop musical in New York on Friday night

Pope Francis embraces new cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell of the US during a Consistory ceremony to install 17 new cardinals in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday. Photograph: Reuters Pope appoints new Cardinals in spectacular ‘Red Hat’ ceremony
  • Europe
  • November 19, 2016, 12:49

Irish-born Kevin Farrell one of 17 new appointments made by the pontiff

 An undated handout picture provided by the Cryonics Institute in Clinton Township,  Michigan, on November 18th  shows the perfusion room where patients are prepared for long-term storage using a process called vitrification. Photograph: EPA Cryonics may be a fantasy. But who would begrudge a dying girl that?
  • UK
  • November 19, 2016, 09:54

There is much that is distressing about the case of the 14-year-old girl who wished to be cryonically preserved after death

 Boston Globe hoax headline: Irish immigrants worry Trump may reverse legislation that  protects children  from deportation. Photograph:  Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty  Undocumented Irish in US live in fear of Trump’s resolve
  • US
  • November 19, 2016, 07:36

Irish Government officials focus diplomatic efforts on immigration ‘sanctuary cities’

US president-elect Donald Trump denied any wrongdoing in the Trump University fraud cases. Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Trump agrees to settle Trump University lawsuits for $25m
  • US
  • November 18, 2016, 21:58

US president-elect faced three fraud lawsuits with thousands of complaints over seminars

Three new faces in the Trump administration are US Representative from Kansas Mike Pompeo, retired lieutenant  general Michael Flynn, and Senator Jeff Sessions. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Trump sticks to hard-right positions with key appointments
  • US
  • November 18, 2016, 20:05

US president-elect rewards loyalty by naming early supporters to top administration roles

Turkey’s prime minister Binali Yildirim addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party: he has come under fire over proposed Bill. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Turkish Bill could pardon men accused of statutory rape
  • Europe
  • November 18, 2016, 18:35

Men accused of abusing girls could avoid punishment if they marry victim, critics say

An injured boy and  a man warm themselves by a fire in a rebel held area of Aleppo. Photograph: Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters Aleppo faces ‘bleak moment’ as aid supplies run out
  • Middle East
  • November 18, 2016, 18:09

‘Outrageous’ situation as both sides frustrate UN attempts to deliver humanitarian relief

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